HEY, KIDS ♡ intro

[melonpaw]

Melonkit had been born weak and frail, easily sick, but that didn't stop her from exploring and playing with her siblings like all other kits would. Sure, there were times where she'd have to hunker down with Honeytwist and writhe in pain, but Melon had just accepted that it was apart of life. No point in trying to change it, right? Sure, sure.

She's incredibly bored from just waking up from her nap and as she treads out from the nursery, she finds her unsuspecting victim just laying in the sunlight. She mimics a hunters crouch as she stalks forwards, ignoring the pops from her joints from being so low to the ground. Her tail brushes against the grass as she leaps, soaring through the sky and landing on her victims tail. She erupts with evil giggles as she slightly limps off. "I got you! Now you have to play with me!"

// feel free to be the character melon pounces on
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[hyacinthbreath]

Hyacinthbreath had been snoozing when she felt something light pounce against her tail. At first, she thought it was Featherkit- and her tail-tip gently twitched in amusement. She'd play into this, for just a moment; focus the little kit's prey drive on her tail. If the kit would chase her tail and pounce again, Hyacinth would finally lift her head to see who it was.

A kit she'd never met before. Was this one of the newer ones?

"You're.. You remind me of an oak leaf, child." She meows softly as the stoic woman tilted her head. She moved her body, standing up to circle the kit with a smile. "You're a feisty one. What's your name, child? Mine is Hyacinthbreath, but you can call me Hya."​

 

[Moonshadow]

ALL THE KING'S HORSES​

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"She is one of the new healers kits, Melonkit." Moonshadow would speak from a shadow not far away. The former soldier had been watching the fragile she-kit, curious and honestly quite inspired by her spirit despite her weakened state. Moon couldn't help but think about what a kitten like her would have to live through if she had been born in her homeland.

Melonkit would have been hidden away from the public if she had been noble-born...or abandoned if she had been a peasant. A soft frown had touched her lips at the thought of this sweet child being left to fend for herself and she found herself thanking her own ancestors that she would not meet such a fate.

Moonshadow would hoist herself up into a proper sit, offering the kitten a small ghost of a smile, trying to appear encouraging as she meowed, "Your hunter's crouch has promise, small one. You shall make a mighty warrior one day." ​

 

[melonpaw]

She finds herself jumping on Miss Hyacinthbreath, and she was playing with her! Mama told her miss Hyacinth was a bit grumpy sometimes, like almost everyone here, but they were always nice to her. She twitches her tail again and Melonkit does her best to paw at it with a large smile on her face. "An oak leaf? Thats silly! I’m a cat." she laughs at Hya’s words, ears pricking upwards with amusement. How funny! Miss Hya was funny, she liked her! How could a kitty cat remind someone of an oak leaf? Suddenly the kit finds herself deep in thought, trying to decode whatever the other girl just said.

But then Moonshadow approaches, oh, mama said she was okay! "Yea, yea, I am Melonkit the great." she slightly boasts, scrambling to sit up straight now but slightly yelping as she rolls a paw in an awkward manner. Youch, that hurt, that hurt a lot. She gingerly brings up her hurt paw to her body. "I know, one day imma be Melonstar. Just like Sootstar!" she nods excitedly to distract herself from the throbbing pain. She lashes her tail back and forth as she suppresses tears. "I’m gonna be the greatest warrior anyone has ever seen."
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"speech"​

 

[hyacinthbreath]

Hyacinthbreath listens to Moonshadow's explaination with a perked ear, then finally looks back to glance at her. Melonkit, huh? These were one of Honeytwist's kits. She fights down the displeasure of hearing that title- medicine cat. She was useless right now, wasn't she? She hadn't gotten much education on herbs yet, right? What type of medicine cat didn't know medicine? She shakes the feeling away, distracted by Melonkit's announcement that she would be Melonstar one day- just like Sootstar.

Hyacinth lets out a soft giggle- a rarity, before she rolled onto her side and smiled at the kit.

"You really think so? Becoming a Leader is hard, y'know? You sure you're up for the challenge?" She asks the kit, faintly reminded of just how hard it actually was to become leader. She wouldn't ever wish to dethrone Sootstar, but the position of Deputy should have been given to her. She should have been by Sootstar's side, dishing out her orders. She was her perfect soldier, wasn't she?

"Melonstar has a nice ring to it, though."​